The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-02


uuunnln IInNnSnnlufi lufizlI
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ycars aIter. lie did not make MS res'ae.oo p ~ =
GAINESVILLE, but was there goou uca' OF .nu
time, ana made IN impression upon 'ho WORK Vi
the Legislature.
heturn Jonathan Mcigs was inc sceohu 1Vv-
ernor elected by the people OF Ohio ~ wiz oe
remembered that his election was contested py
Natnanicl Massic on the ground tnht me'Bs was
nonresident at the time OF MS cicction.
he was born In Mddletown, Conhecticut, IN IN
100. He was graduated from faie Co,icBe IN
MS twentieth year, and three years iatcr was
admitted to the practice OF law, anu rcinoVeu 10
Marie,ta with his young wiie. a.
Marietta was In the wilderness whcn meigs
came to IT, but he found within inc stocsade.
where the carly settlers lived ior inc sake OF
protection against the Indians, numDer OF
congenial spirits, who like himseii wcre ioho OF
literature and intellectual pursuits.
Meigs soon became man OF some promi-
nence, and is said to have been very highly con-
sdercd by Governor st. Clair Mt that time, who
In 1890 sent him with dispatches to tho officer In
command of the British post at Detroit The
dispatches were n formal protest against the CT.
forts OF the British to incitc the Indians anu
cause them to make war on the settlers.
Meigs had an adventurous journey, and per-
formed his duty well, but tho British continued
their inhuman policy
Of the Supreme Court by the Legislature OF
Ohio. The associate judges were Samuel Hunt
ington, who, like himself was to become Gov,
ernor OF the State, and George Tod whose son,
David Tod, was ono OF the war Governors OF
Ohio.
Judge Meigs was on good terms " ith the
Jefferson Administration and after tho Louis
lana purchase had been made he was appointed
by the President to the command OF tho upper
portion Of the new district with the rank OF
Brevet Colonel OF the U. s. Army. He was
also Judge OF the Supreme Court Of Louisi-
ana, and was located for year or so ut st.
Louis. His health failed him and he resigned,
but was soon after appointed by President JEFF
ferson q. S. Judge for the District OF Michigan,
and had just entered upon the duties OF that
office when he was nominated for Governor OF
Ohio. He received majority OF the votes cast,
put MS opponent ciainea that MS resiaehce III
81. Louis haa iost MN ms oitiAonsmp IN on,o,
anu tnc Legisiature sust'ineu .hs vie~ U, ',io
case. Judge meigs oiu hoe ques.ioii tho ucSis'
ION anu was shorty aitermaro selec'eaa 'uuso
Oh tne supreme court anu was soon ",'cr SUN
70 tnc o .. senate 10 MI ,ne unesp,rea Term u
oohn omith WHO rcsisheo HIS ssat w a'oiu ini-
poachmen., because nc was suspec.ea Oh com
phoNy IN tne barr conspiracy. Judge Meigs
w, ,ho oh;a " Ionisa+mra @ ,s ~ senn os h,s shor,
torr, ~ snrr,co eyr,rod Tha noxt yo,r ha nv, q
no,n,na,nd ,ou c,,,orno. ond oiaotod h,, n ,,n
ior;t, -, ,r,ora tto wv, ,hnmsond ,otas
No wos GOOD covornor ond IN tha ,xor =,
1910 rondered os,io,ent ser,co II, nrotnc,,nr the
Northwostorr srontiar II,s ,rnrt ~ the live
,,yo h,r,, :, N.tionni ron,,t,,;on and no ,vns
cn,,od 70 e,, Coh,nat oSica hv presidert Mad,,
con- co,,o,ra, Ntn;ns ,,,as IN oe,o,on, ons snt;s-
,oot,r,, pos,n,ostar' 'S,onoro, ana ta h.,a th,
of,co Sor ,ino o,rs ros;onir,, ~ tho ord -, ,h,t
Low, ror,od -, sar.;oo 40 aoor,,nt y, ii,haoI,,,
He died Mt his home in Marietta. March 90
1ss, ~
Re,,rr Jonathan Mo,rs ,xos tho or,,, c.ovorro-
NJ Ohio In of,,ce while Zanesvl,o wns c,nitaI nj
tho state and he wns one ., the most talent cd
mon thot oror hold tto nfgco
mo so,,nui,. 1ottor ,,r,,+or hv r,,v.r,,,r
pe,rs IN Noyo,nhor Iuio ,r.s ra,ort,. ,o,na ~
Moria,ta
EAchahRe @s@.
olh-At ten days sight OF this my second
DIE OF EHchuhge' nrst OF snme aate una Tenor uh-
Paiu, ray 10 9uyson N. GURUS OF oraer TWO
hunorea ana n.sy-t~o COLLARS ~ oeihg ior ser
vices Us Aid y camp 10 mo !ln organizing tne
@ ..s. ARMY vi Onfo, IN t.e ser'ice Oh INC ohiLea
S.a.esl from the io'n oi Aprn, ieiS, 70 tne 1otn
VI 'uiS ioi'o"ins- H. -. M hi.s,
.,,,, ", , eovern1r o, ohio' ]
n"N' W. HoS"is' oe're'"iV Vi ""r'
Janson r. Curtis was the father OF the Hon.
W. f. Curtis, OF Marietta
Tho building in which the ninth and tenth
sessions OF the General Assembly Of Ohio were
held was demolished In 1874. Upon the site OF
the old State House and courthouse hand
some stone building was erected BY Muskingum
County. Over the portico is set the stone rep
resentation OF the seal OF the state taken from
When John Mcintire died in 1873 he lett on
drcd thousand dollars for bsnevo,ent n"rroses
and which nroduces nm income of rIsren -,
twelve Thousand dollars He Ieft hi. nronert,,
tn his wife and IN Amelia MrTntire bis da,,,h.
ter. who dicd in 1saO nnmarricd Nv the nro.
visions n, the viii, nor share of Tho nro,ort, ho
came the endowment fmn, ror n schoo, for moor
children. A great deal of oood has Howcd from
this beouest, and the John McIntiro C,hildren,s
Home is an institution in which Znnesyillc feels
inst pride Not only does MoInt,r,'s heouest
furnish home and education 10 n large number
of children. Init It provides hooks and ciotbiro
for many who attend the publio schools and sc'
sures tho nriv,Inge NJ !, l,hrnrv IN sa,nro, nm
dred young people,
Mc1ntire was the patron and benefactor Of
tho town, but his monument is by no means
commensurate with his deeds and his public
spirit In fact, he has no monument. Ho is
buried In the old cemetery ut the head Of Main
street. and his grave is marked by flat stone
which bears this inscription:
Sacred to the memory OF John McIntire,
who departed this life July 90, 1915. aged 80
years He was born at Alexandria, Va. laid
ber of the Convention which formed tho
Constitution of Ohio. Akind husband m oblig
ar% @
death was sincerely lamonted.
"As DER this stone YOU throw careless eve.
whcn drawn pcrchance to this sad, solemn
po,,dn place., s,, ,,,,. ~, .o,,u j.. .. a..
You, too, the gloomy realms @ .'' of # death @ must